Hay-loader rack.



J. WHEATLEY.

HAY LOADER RACK.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 28, 1908.

Patent% Mar. 29, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. WHBATLBY. HAY LOADER RAGK. APPLIGATION FILED JULY 28, 190B.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

J. WHEATLEY.

HAY LOADBR RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1908. 953 569 v Patented; Mar. 29, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

.2 Jill j) JOSEPH Wl-IEATLEY,

OF HARLOCK, ONTARIO, CANADA.

HAY-LGADEE;

Application filed July 28,

Specification of Letters To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .l, Josnrrt irnivimir, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Hal-lock, in the l 1OVl11C of Ontario and Dominion out Canada, have invented a new and useful HayLoader Rack, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hay loader racks.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of hay loader racks, and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive hay rack equipped with a hay loader, adapted to enable one man to do the work, which usually requires two.

A further obj cot of the invention is to provide a hay loader of this character, adapted, when the rear half of the load has been placed on the hay rack, to be readily operated to transfer the partial load to the front portion of the hay rack, so that the rest ot the load may also he placed on the hay rack at the rear portion thereof.

The invention also has for its objectto provide a hay loader, adapted to be readily removed from the hay rack to enable the same to be converted into a stock rack. or to be used as an ordinary wagon.

li ith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying; drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ot the claims, may he resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings z-Figure l is a longitudinal. sectional view of a hay rack equipped with a hay loader, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sictional view of the same. Fig: 3 is a side elevation of the hay rack, the lay loader being removed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the hay loader removed from the hay rack. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view ot one side of the wagon, showing one side of the rack arranged in a. vertical position to form a stock rack. Fig. 6 a detail per spective view of a portion of the wagon, illustrating the arrangement of the stand l I l I i l l I l i I l g i l l l l l l lEl t i l l supporting the sides l0, arranged to enga notion of the holster tor of the ack. Fig. 7 is a detail perspectiv iew of a. portion of one oi the sides of the rack. Fig. 8 is a rear view, illustrating the construction or the rear end of the rack.

like numerals oft reterencc designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the dra wings.

The sides 1. ot the hay rack detachably mounted on an ordinary wagon body or he); h and adapted to he removed therefrom to enable the vehicle to be used as an ordinary wagon, and the said sides 1, which are de tachable, are hin d to swing upward and downward to arrange them either in, an

ards am the const inclinedposition, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings to form a hay rack,

or in a vertical position as shown in Fla. 5 to form a st cl: rack. The sides l are composed of spaced longitudinal slats 3 and transverse connecting bars 1, which are provided at their inner ends with spaced projecting metallic straps or pieces 5, extending longitudinally from the connecting bars l: and receivingand pivoted to the upper ends or" the vertical. standards 6.

The vertical standards 6 have lower tapered ends to in sockets 8 of bottom cleats t) of the wag-on hotly, and they are equipped at their upper portions with hooks go cos'iperating keepers 11. consisting of horizontally disposed metallic straps or plates, bowed outwardly at an intermediate point and secured at their terminals at the outer edges of vertical bars or standards 12 ot the wagon body. The vertical bars or standards 12, which are ar ranged exteriorly ot' the sides ojt-the wagon body, are disposed in pairs, and they are located above the bottom cleats 9, which pro jeet laterally trom opposite sides of the wagon body. The sockets S are preferably tormed by opci'iings, and the fixed vertical standards 12 ot the wagon body are hraced by inclined rods 13, extending upwardly from the projecting terminals of the bottom cleats t), and connected to the standards ii at points intermediate of the ends thereot.

The hinged sides 1 are supported in their inclined position by braces ll. pivoted at their upper ends 15 to the transverse conat points intermediate of the nee-ting bars ends thereot', and pivotally connected attheir lower ends by rivets 16, or other suitable fastening devices to the outer ends of the links 17, which are pivoted at their other ends 18 to the removable standards (3 at points intermediate of the ends thereof. The link connection between the lower ends of the braces l t and the standard 6 permits the hinged side to swing upward and downward, and when the hay rack is lowered to an inclined position, the braces 1a are arranged at an inclination and their lower ends are supported by the ends of the transverse bottom cleats of the wagon body. The links 17 are also inclined when the parts are arranged to form a hay rack, and they extend upward from the lower ends of the inclined braces 14:, the drawings. The braces 14;, which are arranged in pairs, are spaced apart, and the horizontal bottom cleats 9 are provided at their ends with side recesses 19, presenting inclined faces to the lower ends of the braces 14: and leaving a central projection interlocks with the pairs of braces and prevents the same from moving laterally on the cleat 9. By this construction the lower ends of the braces are retained in engagement with the cleats 9. When the sides of the hay rack are arranged in a vertical position, the braces and links are also arranged vertical and are located at opposite sides of the connecting bars a and the removable standards (3.

The hay rack is equipped at its front with a vertical end or member 21, which is of ti e ordinary construction, and it is provided at the back with a hinged end 22, adapted to be arranged in either a vertical or an inclined position. lVhen the parts are arranged as a hay rack, the rear member is supported in an inclined position by braces L8, pivoted at their lower ends 21 to the rear end of the wagon body and slidably connected at their upper ends with the hinged rear end 22 by means of a transverse rod 25 and slots 26. The transverse rod, which connects the inclined braces 23, engages the upper end walls of the slots when the rear end 22 is arranged at an inclination, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The hinged sides 1 and the hinged rear end 22 may be secured in a vertical position by any suitable means to form a stock rack.

The hay loader 27 consists of a carriage movable longitudinally of the wagon body to arrange itat the rear portion thereof to receive the first half of a load of hay, and to carry the hay to the front portion of the hay rack to permit the second half of the load to be placed on the rear portion of the hay rack. The carriage is composed of a wheeled frame having laterally extending supporting portions 28 and provided at the front with a vertical end member 29, preferably in the form of a ladder and composed of side clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of 20, which l l l l i l l l i 1 1, l l i l i ii i 1 the inner faces of the sides by uprights and connecting transverse bars. The frame of the hay carriage, which is mounted on front and rear axles 30 and 31, is preferably composed of a horizontal bot tom and vertical sides, and the axles 30 and 81 are equipped with flanged wheels 32 and arranged to run on a track located within the wagon body and composed of horizontal rails The rails 3a are in the form of bars or sills, arranged upon the bottom of the wagon body and detachably secured to means of screws 35, swiveled to plates 36 and engaging threaded apertures 07 of the rails. The wheels are arranged upon the upper edges of the rails, and the frame or body portion of the carriage extends across the wagon body to within a short distance of the sides of the same, suficient space being left be tween the sides of the carriage and the sides of the wagon body to provide spaces for the wheels. The upper edges of the sides of the frame or body of the carriage are arranged in the same horizontal plane as the upper edges of the wagon body, and they support transverse bars 38 suitably secured to the sides of the frame and having terminal arms 39, tapered to clear the sides of the hay rack and supporting longitudinal slats, which with the bars 38 form the laterally extending horizontal supporting portions of the carriage. The transversely disposed bars 38 are preferably secured to the sides by means of loops or clips to, but any other suitable means may be employed, as will be readily understood.

The bottom of the frame or carriage and the laterally extending portions 38 are adapted to support the hay and are of sufficient area to receive one half of the load. The carriage is moved backwardly and forwardly by operating mechanism including an upper windlass 41 and a rope or cable e2, provided with forwardly and rearwardly extending loops as and s t, passing through suitable guiding means of the wagon body and adapted to be lengthened and shortened to move the carriage backwardly and forwardly. When the forwardly extending loop t3 is shortened to move the carriage forwardly, the rearwardly extending loop at is simultaneously lengthened, as will be readily understood. The windlass consists of a transverse shaft, equipped at one end with a cran: nandle 4:5 and carrying a ratchet wheel L6, which is engaged by a spring actuated pawl or dog 45'? for holding the carriage stationary. The dog at? is located above the ratchet wheel and is disposed in an upright position, being pivoted intermediate of its ends between lugs or ears tS. The lower end of the dog engages the ratchet wheel at the top thereof, and a spring s9 is interposed between the body of the upper arm or portion of the dog and a plate for holding the lower arm or portion nor mally in engagem nt With the ratchet wheel. The lugs are carried by the plate 50, which forms a bearing for one of the journals or gudgeons of the Windlass.

The rope or cable is Wound around the Windlass and it has substantially vertical portions 51 and 52, extending downwardly from the Windlass at opposite sides thereof. The vertical portion 51 extends downward from the front side of the Windlass. and it passes beneath a roller atthe bottom oi the carriage. and extends rearwardly th e from to a pulley mounted in a block Which is secured to the bottom of the car riage at a point intermediate oil? the ends thereof. The rope extends forward from the pulley of the carriage to a frontpulley 56. mounted in the block or casing 57. which is secured to the Wagon body at the front, end thereof. The rope or cable extends rear- 'ardly from the pulley 56. and its terminal 58 is secured to the rame of the carriage by means of an eye. or any other suitable means, as clearly illustrated in F l oi the draiylogs. The upright portion 51, the 0?- j Wardly extending loop 43 and the intermediate loop 59 constitute one side or portion oi"? the rope or cable and when this side of the rope or cable is Wound up on the winch lass the front loop will be iortened and the carriage will be moved forwardly. The vertical portion 52 of the other side of the rope or cable extends doiynu-ardly from the Windlass to a lower roller 60. and it passes be neath the same and extends rearwardly to a guide pulley (51. mounted in block or casin; 62. which is secured to the b ttoin of the Wagon body at a point in rear of the center thereof. 'ihe rope or cable extends lion vardly troin the rear pulley (S1 to the "Front axle of the carriage and is suitably secured to the same. The upright portion and l the rear-\vardly esnending loop constitute the other side of the rope or c; hie and when the. Windlass is rotated to Wind no right portion 52. the rearwardly extent" loop Will be shortened and the earring be moved "earwardly. The rear guid cl; 1 the center oi the Wagon body to enal le the carriage to be moved backward to the rear end of the Wagon body.

The rope or caole may be constructed of either Wire or hemp. and any other suitable connection may be employed. The vertical side bars or uprights of the front member 29 or" the carriage have depending lower portions 63. provided with suitable bearings for i. transverse shaft 64 on which the rollers 53 and are mounted. The transverse rollers 53 and G0 are spacer. apart at the cen e ley 18 located a snl'licient distance in t er of the front portion of the carriage, as

clearly illustrated in Fig. et oi the drawing's.

a ring thus tally described my invention.

l. A luy rack including a wagon body provided with l ottom cleats having inter mediate projections. a stanoard providet with means for detachably engaging Wagon body. a side hinged to the standard. synced inclined baces pivoted at their inner ends to the hinged side. and spaced llllh'fi pivotally etuinected to the lower ends oi the braces and to the standard at opposite sides thcreoil and straddling the intermediate projections ol the bottom cleats and held against lateral movement by the same.

2. Jr hay rack including a Wagon body provided with spaced standards and having a, bottom socket. a keeper connecting the upper portions of the standards. a remorable standard fitted in the said socket and Pl'OVldGtl with a luiolt-shaped member engaging the said keeper. a side hinged to the 1st mentioned standard. and means conected with the hinged side for supporting 1e same in an inclined position.

3. it hay ltlCh' including a Wagon body prtn'ided with a projecting bottom eleat raring opposite recesses forming an intermediate projeetion. hinged sides royided 1th standards detachably mounted on the Wagon body. braces connected, with the hinged sides for supporting the same in an inclined position and arranged to lit in the said recesses at opposite sides of the projection ot the bottom eleat. and links conneeting the braces with the standards.

4t. A hay aclt including a Wagon body. a coat projecting tron'i the wagon body and proyided With a socket and having a prijectii'ig portion. spaced standards fixed to the body ElJOVC. the cleat. a keeper connecting the. upper portion to the standards. a removable stamlard titled in the socket and ovided with the hook for engaging the keep-er. a side hinged to the removable s d. inclined braces pivoted at their r ends to the hinged side and having lower ends spaced apart to straddle the proj ction of the said cleat. and links cone nected with the lOWtl' ends ol the braces and with the renmvable standari'l at a point intern'iediate oi. the ends thereof.

having vertical sides. rails arranged Within 1 able l ron body.

the sides of the body and engaging the threaded ooenings of the rails and a cari V v riage mounted on the rails and provided wlth means for supporting a. portion of a load oi hay.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as i my own, i have hereto affixed my signature 10 i in the presenoe of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH iVI-IEATLEY.

Vltnesses TM. BEGLEY,

i Jenn Moss. 

